Effective Communication

Dear Professor Brad, It is with great enthusiasm that I am writing this letter introducing myself to you. My name is Seah Wang Zhe. I am currently a freshman at the Singapore Institute of Technology, majoring in civil engineering. Having graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic with a diploma specialising in civil engineering, it was a matter of course for me to continue pursuing my tertiary studies within the same field of study. My deeply vested interest in civil engineering came about from a holiday trip to the city of Kobe, Japan, where I had the opportunity to visit and traverse the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. While travelling through this bridge, my tour bus experienced significant swaying due to tremors from a minor quake that hit the area. Thankfully, the bridge remained structurally stable, and I could cross the bridge safely. I later learned that the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is one of the world’s most remarkable engineering feats and is structurally designed to withstand earthquakes mea

“Communication skills are an essential component in the education of engineering students to facilitate not just students’ education but also to prepare them for their future careers.” Marc Riemer, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University (2007) According to Riemer, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University (2007), communication skills play an imperative role in not just teaching engineering students within the scope of their academic discipline but also provide immeasurable assistance in their future professions.